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Sustainability-In-Tech : 3D-Printed Battery Could Speed Up Net Zero
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have developed a low-cost 3D-printed battery that could help overcome one of renewable energy’s biggest obstacles by making long-duration electricity storage cheaper, more reliable and easier to research, potentially accelerating the transition away from fossil fuels. What Problem Are Researchers Trying To Solve? Renewable energy […]
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Video Update : New Central Prompt Library Now In Copilot
Microsoft Copilot’s new Central Prompt Library gives you a single place to browse, save and reuse effective AI prompts, making it quicker and easier to get consistent, high-quality results without having to recreate prompts from scratch every time. [Note – To watch this video without glitches/interruptions, it may be best […]
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Tech Tip : Find Email Attachments Faster In Outlook
If you’re trying to find a PDF, Word document or spreadsheet someone emailed you weeks or even months ago, Outlook’s search tools can narrow down the results in seconds, saving you from scrolling endlessly through your Inbox. Why It Works Rather than searching every email, Outlook lets you filter messages […]
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Featured Article : AI Escaped Test Environment And Launched Cyber Attack
OpenAI has revealed that two of its most advanced AI models escaped a controlled testing environment, exploited multiple real-world vulnerabilities and launched an autonomous cyber attack against AI platform Hugging Face, providing what the company describes as an “unprecedented cyber incident” and highlighting how quickly advanced AI cyber capabilities are evolving. From […]
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Tech Insight : Tiny Retinal Chip Restores Sight
A tiny retinal implant that restores useful central vision to people with one of the world’s leading causes of blindness is about to go on sale across Europe, marking a major milestone not only for ophthalmology but also for the commercialisation of brain-computer interface technology. What Has Been Announced? US-based […]
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Tech News : AI Wants Your Old Books
Artificial intelligence companies are buying millions of older printed books to train their latest models because they are increasingly viewed as one of the last large sources of trustworthy, human-written text, highlighting a growing problem for the AI industry as the internet becomes saturated with machine-generated content. Why Are AI […]
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Tech News : Google Turns Your Selfie Into A Sign-In Key
Google has introduced a new way for people to access their Google Account using a short selfie video, giving users another option for recovering their account if they lose access to their usual device while signalling the growing role of facial biometrics in digital identity and online security. What Has […]
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Company Check : Synthesia Starts AI Coaching Of Employees
AI training company Synthesia has launched a new platform that allows employees to practise difficult workplace conversations with AI avatars that respond, challenge and coach them in real time, marking a significant move beyond creating training content towards measuring whether people have actually learned new skills. What Has Been Announced? […]
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Security Stop-Press : ChatGPT Agent Bug Fixed
Researchers have revealed a now-fixed vulnerability in OpenAI’s ChatGPT Workspace Agents that could have allowed a single malicious link to create an attacker-controlled AI agent inside a company’s ChatGPT workspace. Security firm Zenity Labs said the flaw, called AgentForger, could create an autonomous AI agent using an employee’s existing permissions […]
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Sustainability-In-Tech : A New Way To Clean Forever Chemicals
Scientists have developed what could become one of the first practical ways to remove harmful “forever chemicals” from contaminated farmland at scale, combining plant-based clean-up with carbon removal in an approach that could make environmental remediation far more affordable while helping tackle climate change. What Problem Are Scientists Trying To […]
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Video Update : How To Use Temporary Chat
Temporary Chat lets you have one-off conversations with ChatGPT that aren’t saved to your chat history or used to personalise future responses, making it ideal for confidential projects, sensitive business discussions, HR matters, or any work you don’t want retained. [Note – To watch this video without glitches/interruptions, it may […]
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Tech Tip : Quickly Find Every Photo On Your PC
Finding an image you saved weeks or even years ago can be frustrating if you can’t remember which folder it’s in. Fortunately, Windows includes a simple search feature that can locate every picture within a folder and all its subfolders in seconds. How It Works Instead of searching by filename, […]
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